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Sri Lanka: Watching the world go by

Friday, August 17th, 2007 @ 17:40 UTC

by Neha Viswanathan

Countries:: Sri Lanka
Topics:: Arts & Culture

London, Lanka and Drums on life in Sri Lanka - watching the world go by. “It's a reflection of the many ways in which Sri Lankans take a laid back and calm approach to life, a comparison with the way that there can be wonderful tolerance and acceptance of some stuff.”

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